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Senators Demand Probe Into Amazon and Walmart AI Over Made in USA Claims
September 17, 2026

Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how Amazon and Walmart handle “Made in America” goods and claims on their website and apps, Baldwin said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. Get the Full...

Retail
Amazon Builds Its Own Answer to Walmart’s 5,000 Stores
September 17, 2026

Amazon needs more than faster warehouses to close Walmart’s delivery advantage. It may need to build and manufacture its own version of a neighborhood store network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
Experts Say Potential Frontier AI Slowdown Won’t Slow Adoption
September 17, 2026

The people who build frontier artificial intelligence say it is getting away from them. The people who study it, deploy it and defend against it mostly agree. They just don’t think a slower frontier is the fix. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Artificial Intelligence
St. Luke’s Turns 400,000 Patient Interactions Into an Agentic AI Use Case
September 17, 2026

For St. Luke’s Hospital, the case for agentic artificial intelligence started with a simple operational challenge: hundreds of thousands of patient interactions required thousands of hours of human labor every month. The solution put AI agents in the middle of those interactions, handling routine work...

Retail
Department Stores Move Upmarket as Luxury Struggles
September 17, 2026

The upmarket push is showing up at department stores, where the objective is to get customers to spend more without making the jump into luxury. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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The Fed Rate Hike Is Making Corporate Cash Too Expensive to Ignore
September 17, 2026

The Federal Reserve just made corporate cash strategic again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Artificial Intelligence
Plaud Plans to File IPO for AI Note-Taking Startup in 2028
September 17, 2026

AI startup Plaud is reportedly planning to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2028. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
FDA Keeps Radiology AI Revenue Tied to Premarket Clearance
September 17, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is keeping a firm regulatory gate between a new radiology algorithm and its ability to generate revenue in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
Mastercard and Alchemy Partner on Everyday Agentic Payments
September 17, 2026

Mastercard and Alchemy, a provider of blockchain infrastructure for apps and artificial intelligence agents, partnered on an agentic payment option that Mastercard will roll out this week, Alchemy said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) post on social platform X. Get the Full Story Complete the...